Puberty Blues: episode guide

Episode 1.01

It's 1977 and joined-at-the-hip teenagers Debbie and Sue are having the time of their lives, hanging out on Cronulla Beach and fantasising about getting into the Greenhills gang, the bronzed surfers and their chicks who rule the beach. But Debbie and Sue are blissfully unaware of the sexual and social mores of the group they long to join, and just as unaware of the tangled sexual and emotional lives their parents lead.

Cast (in order of appearance):

Dan Wyllie as Roger Knight,

Clarence Thane as Mercedes Owner,

Ashleigh Cummings as Debbie Vickers,

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Martin Vickers,

Claudia Karvan as Judy Vickers,

Ed Oxenbould as David Vickers,

Brenna Harding as Sue Knight,

Susie Porter as Pam Knight,

Sean Keenan as Gary Hennessy,

Dylan Goodearl as Danny Dixon,

Leon Ford as Mr Candy,

Lachlan Galbraith as Matty,

Charlotte Best as Cheryl,

Pearl Herbert as Kim,

Eleanor Munro as Frieda,

Isabelle Cornish as Vicki,

Di Smith as Deputy Principal Grantham,

Lachlan Skene as Jacko,

Ellie Gall as Raquel,

Jack Horsley as Straccy,

Blake Hull-Moody as Ben,

Frank Stead as Ernie,

Keilan Grace as Dale,

Sophie Hawkshaw as Deposed Girl,

Susan Prior as Yvonne Hennessy,

Katie Wall as Lynette,

Bronte & Charli Whitbread as Baby Nathan,

Travis Gibson as Ben's Friend 1,

Kane Currie as Ben's Friend 2,

Izzy Stevens as Tracey Smart,

Reef Ireland as Bruce Board,

Tyler Atkins as Darren Peters,

Thorsten Hertog as Jonno,

Chris Weekes as Ken,

Jacqueline Doran as Karen,

Rodger Corser as Ferris Hennessy,

Alex Rzechowicz as Bankie 1,

Daniel Raso as Bankie 2,

Andrea Berchtold as Stunt Driving Double,

Elissa Rowsten as Cheryl Riding Double,

Jessica Boyle as Kim Riding Double,

Renae Shepherd as Raquel Riding Double

Episode 1.02

Debbie and Sue go to great lengths to get the attention of the Greenhills gang, including getting caught cheating at school. But when Debbie catches the eye of Bruce Board, ace surfer and super spunk, she's in. While she revels in her new found status on the beach, Sue is mortified to come home and discover her parents playing Strip Jack Naked. And while Debbie is getting a lot of notice at school, her father Martin has noticed the attractive newcomer at work.

Cast (in order of appearance):

Sean Keenan as Gary Hennessy,

Rodger Corser as Ferris Hennessy,

Ed Oxenbould as David Vickers,

Ashleigh Cummings as Debbie Vickers,

Brenna Harding as Sue Knight,

Charlotte Best as Cheryl,

Isabelle Cornish as Vicki,

Jack Horsley as Straccy,

Lachlan Skene as Jacko,

Lachlan Galbraith as Matty,

Ellie Gall as Raquel,

Izzy Stevens as Tracey Smart,

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Martin Vickers,

Annie Maynard as Annie,

Madeleine Abel-Trick as 12 Year Old Girl,

Dylan Goodearl as Danny Dixon,

David Alan Stagg as Bus Driver,

Leon Ford as Mr Candy,

Di Smith as Deputy Principal Grantham,

Eleanor Munro as Frieda,

Susie Porter as Pam Knight,

Dan Wyllie as Roger Knight,

Pearl Herbert as Kim,

Claudia Karvan as Judy Vickers,

Susan Prior as Yvonne Hennessy,

Michelle Doake as Lyle Dixon,

David Hynes as Peter Dixon,

Bronte & Charli Whitbread as Baby Nathan,

Katie Wall as Lynette,

Reef Ireland as Bruce Board,

Tyler Atkins as Darren Peters,

Joanna Mides as Attractive Woman,

Mitchell Shadlow as Attractive Woman's Husband,

Thorsten Hertog as Jonno,

Luke Ledger as Boardie,

Matt Rossner as Colin,

Ben Toyer as South Cronulla Guy #1,

Beau Karolos as South Cronulla Guy #2,

Grant Fletcher as Older Guy

Episode 1.03

Cheryl sets out the rigid Greenhills rules for Debbie and Sue: root their boyfriends too soon and they're molls, wait too long and they'll get dropped. But she doesn't waste much time before she breaks those rules herself, getting drunk on Brandivino. And while Debbie has difficulty losing her virginity, Sue — who now has a surfie spunk of her own — has no such trouble, although the experience is less than stellar.

Cast (in order of appearance):

Dylan Goodearl as Danny Dixon,

Thorsten Hertog as Jonno,

Rachael White as Lori Knight ,

Brenna Harding as Sue Knight ,

Susie Porter as Pam Knight,

Dan Wyllie as Roger Knight,

Eleanor Munro as Frieda,

Alex Mitchinson as Pirate Boy,

Ed Oxenbould as David Vickers,

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Martin Vickers,

Ashleigh Cummings as Debbie Vickers,

Claudia Karvan as Judy Vickers,

Christopher Tomkinson as Gerry,

Charlotte Best as Cheryl,

Bronte & Charli Whitbread as Baby Nathan,

Reef Ireland as Bruce Board,

Jack Horsley as Straccy,

Sean Keenan as Gary Hennessy,

Lachlan Galbraith as Matty,

Pearl Herbert as Kim,

Isabelle Cornish as Vicki,

Izzy Stevens as Tracey Smart,

Jeff Truman as Mr Porteus,

Lachlan Skene as Jacko,

Di Smith as Deputy Principal Grantham,

Rodger Corser as Ferris Hennessy,

Leah de Niese as Celia,

Simon Lyndon as Gumby,

Susan Prior as Yvonne Hennessy,

David Lillicot as Ticket Man,

Ellie Gall as Raquel,

Tyler Atkins as Darren Peters

Episode 1.04

An impromptu party at Cheryl's house leads to disaster for Debbie, when Bruce suddenly drops her. But she's not the only one: ace surfer Gary gets dropped too. Meanwhile, Gary's dad Ferris is wining and dining his young lover and inviting friend Roger to join him. But it's Debbie's mum Judy who smells a rat... or in this case, something fishy about a missing lobster that her husband Martin fails to bring home.

Cast (in order of appearance):

Dylan Goodearl as Danny Dixon,

Tyler Atkins as Darren Peters,

Izzy Stevens as Tracey Smart,

Charlotte Best as Cheryl,

Isabelle Cornish as Vicki,

Ashleigh Cummings as Debbie Vickers,

Brenna Harding as Sue Knight,

Pearl Herbert as Kim,

Ellie Gall as Raquel,

Claudia Karvan as Judy Vickers,

Ed Oxenbould as David Vickers,

Kelly Butler as Jill Tate,

Annie Maynard as Annie,

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Martin Vickers,

Dan Wyllie as Roger Knight,

Rodger Corser as Ferris Hennessy,

Leah de Niese as Celia,

Kathryn Beck as Ginny,

Sean Keenan as Gary Hennessy,

Simon Lyndon as Gumby,

Susan Prior as Yvonne Hennessy,

Debbie Tilley as Kiosk Attendant,

Reef Ireland as Bruce Board,

Jack Horsley as Straccy,

Lachlan Galbraith as Matty,

Katie Wall as Lynette,

Susie Porter as Pam Knight,

Luke Ledger as Boardie,

Bronte & Charli Whitbread as Baby Nathan,

Al Dukes as Jeff Tate,

Leon Ford as Mr Candy,

Lachlan Skene as Jacko,

Thorsten Hertog as Jonno,

Jessica Boyle as Girl On Horse

Episode 1.05

After a fight with her mum, Cheryl decamps to Debbie's house for a while and proves an unwelcome guest to everyone, except young David. He's falling in love. Gary and Debbie are growing closer, too, but his father Ferris is distraught when his affair folds. Debbie is unaware of the growing strain in her parents' relationship, but Gary is acutely aware of his. Meanwhile, the girls are getting bored waiting on the beach, watching the boys surf.

Cast (in order of appearance):

Tyler Atkins as Darren Peters,

Charlotte Best as Cheryl,

Brenna Harding as Sue Knight,

Dylan Goodearl as Danny Dixon,

Sean Keenan as Gary Hennessy,

Ashleigh Cummings as Debbie Vickers,

Jack Horsley as Straccy,

Izzy Stevens as Tracey Smart,

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Martin Vickers,

Ed Oxenbould as David Vickers ,

Claudia Karvan as Judy Vickers,

Susie Porter as Pam Knight ,

Dan Wyllie as Roger Knight,

Katie Wall as Lynette,

Bronte & Charli Whitbread as Baby Nathan,

Ellie Gall as Raquel,

Pearl Herbert as Kim,

Isabelle Cornish as Vicki,

Annie Maynard as Annie,

Susan Prior as Yvonne Hennessy,

Rodger Corser as Ferris Hennessy,

Tyler Carney as Dancer,

Maddie Cook as Dancer,

Emma Riches as Dancer,

Di Smith as Deputy Principal Grantham,

Reef Ireland as Bruce Board,

Thorsten Hertog as Jonno,

Lachlan Galbraith as Matty

Episode 1.06

While Gary's mum Yvonne tries to win her grieving husband back, Judy and Martin are at marriage guidance counselling trying to sort out their problems. Things aren't going smoothly for Sue either, who is worried Danny might drop her after she decides to become a 'bra burner'. Debbie is thrilled when she finally manages to lose her virginity, and Sue is thrilled when instead of dropping her, Danny gives her the longed-for friendship ring.

Cast (in order of appearance):

Ashleigh Cummings as Debbie Vickers,

Sean Keenan as Gary Hennessy,

Brenna Harding as Sue Knight,

Susie Porter as Pam Knight,

Dan Wyllie as Roger Knight,

Susan Prior as Yvonne Hennessy,

Lachlan Galbraith as Matty,

Charlotte Best as Cheryl,

Isabelle Cornish as Vicki,

Izzy Stevens as Tracey Smart,

Jeff Truman as Mr Porteus,

Annie Maynard as Annie,

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Martin Vickers,

Claudia Karvan as Judy Vickers,

Jack Horsley as Straccy,

Dylan Goodearl as Danny Dixon ,

Pearl Herbert as Kim,

Ellie Gall as Raquel,

Jacqueline Doran as Karen,

Luke Ledger as Boardie,

Jonathan Gavin as Counsellor,

Ed Oxenbould as David Vickers,

Rodger Corser as Ferris Hennessy,

Tyler Atkins as Darren Peters,

Reef Ireland as Bruce Board,

Jon Love as Danny's Dad,

Keilan Grace as Dale,

Nathaniel Dean as Shane,

Katie Wall as Lynette,

Thorsten Hertog as Jonno,

Lachlan Skene as Jacko,

Saskia Tillers as Bikini Girl 1,

Emma Taylor as Bikini Girl 2,

Marty Morton as Bingo Caller,

Bronte & Charli Whitbread as Baby Nathan

Episode 1.07

The Greenhills gang gather to bid farewell to one of the gang in a moving ocean ceremony, all except the girls, who aren't allowed on the beach. But they are allowed at the wake, where Gary watches his surfing hero shoot up. Meanwhile, Sue's dad Roger is very tempted by a lucrative job offer in the city, but her mother Pam is not so sure they should leave their beloved Cronulla behind.

Cast (in order of appearance):

Reef Ireland as Bruce Board,

Dylan Goodearl as Danny Dixon,

Simon Lyndon as Gumby,

Jack Horsley as Straccy,

Lachlan Galbraith as Matty,

Sean Keenan as Gary Hennessy,

Lachlan Skene as Jacko,

Ellie Gall as Raquel,

Pearl Herbert as Kim,

Izzy Stevens as Tracey Smart,

Isabelle Cornish as Vicki,

Brenna Harding as Sue Knight,

Charlotte Best as Cheryl,

Ed Oxenbould as David Vickers,

Ashleigh Cummings as Debbie Vickers ,

Claudia Karvan as Judy Vickers,

Susie Porter as Pam Knight,

Dan Wyllie as Roger Knight,

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Martin Vickers,

Jonathan Gavin as Counsellor,

Damon Gameau as Larry,

John Bonaventura as Waiter,

Annie Maynard as Annie,

Edward Simpson as Middle Manager,

Rodger Corser as Ferris Hennessy,

Susan Prior as Yvonne Hennessy,

Paul Godfrey as Catatonic Man,

Thorsten Hertog as Jonno

Episode 1.08

Debbie and Sue's disenchantment with the gang snowballs when the boys gang up on Frieda the moll. Their defiance looks set to see them relegated back to the front of the school bus. And while Debbie's parents — Judy and Martin — finally manage to overcome their differences, the girls reject the gang's brutal rules and fulfil their dream of surfing the waves themselves.